Black Lives Matter, Black Culture Matters addresses a variety of topics in African American history and culture from the end of the Civil War to the present. It does not...
Because of COVID-19, our Little Read program this year has gone virtual. We’re excited about all of our online events but we’re also thrilled to have partners like Herrick District...
Dominion Over the Earth is an online exhibition featuring a selection of artworks from the Kruizenga Art Museum collection that explore changing attitudes toward the natural environment in Europe and...
Reading our Little Read book is only half of the fun! Getting together with others to enjoy our love for the book adds to the fun! Head out to Patmos...
Leave your screens behind and walk with our friends at Loutit District Library on a Galápagos Girl/Galapagueña StoryWalk® at Rosy Mound Natural Area in partnership with Ottawa County Parks. Walk...
Music was a key part of a whaler’s life. Some of their songs were for working. For example, shanties helped sailors to pull their oars in concert. Others helped make...
Adventure to the Galápagos with Striketime Dance Company as Valentina guides Adela through the Islands. Valentina and Adela learn more about the unique creatures of the Galápagos islands and the...
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea, will be joined by Hope College’s very own Dr. Fred Johnson for a conversation and Q & A. We’ll get...
Sit down with Valentina Cruz, Dr. Gyulamiryan and student Isabel Santos to discuss how the Cruz family ended up in the Galapagos, how Valentina was inspired to protect the animals...
Venga a descubrir cómo Valentina Cruz y su familia se establecieron en las Islas Galápagos, cómo Valentina inspiró a proteger a los animales y qué podemos aprender de la naturaleza....
Join Dr. Natalie Dykstra to learn all about writing non-fiction! Our NEA Big Read program is thrilled to include Dr. Dykstra in our 2020 program. Dr. Dykstra will share her...
Living Sustainably Along the Lakeshore joins the Big Read Lakeshore to discuss the themes introduced in In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick. In the Heart of the...
